On Jan 13, 9:30�am, wrote:
On Jan 13, 9:09�am, Ann wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:33:22 -0800, wrote:
On Jan 12, 6:26 pm, Jack Hunt wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:01:07 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:
http://www.fcc.gov/dtv/markets/maps_...tsburgh_PA.pdf
THE MAP
So have you checked to see if this map is accurate or are you just
playing the lemming and accepting it at face value? I tested my map
and found that it's wrong. I have much better reception than they say
I do. It's not hard to find my place on the Knoxville. Look
between the dashed and the solid line, or just outside any of the lines.
I'm not supposed to get much of anything.
I actually witnessed the testing that went into these maps. Last
summer a van carrying a couple of Japanese guys stopped at my
campground. They threw out a tripod with a small UHF antenna on it
and took readings for a total of about 5 minutes. Never tried
swinging the antenna around, just filled in the blanks on their survey
sheet and started packing up. I asked what they were doing and they
said "TV signal test" and that was about all the English they knew.
You're going to have to compare actual reception on analog and on
digital and document loss of signal. Nobody is going to give you any
sympathy based on theoretical maps.
I'm betting you'll gain some overall channels. Go ahead, hook it up
and prove me wrong.
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Jack
WTAE, channel 4 ABC affiliate has decent analog and no usable digital
reception here.
What a mess - particularly SE of Pittsburgh. If there are hills between
the transmitters and that area, the probable cause of loss of signal is
WTAE going from VHF to UHF. �
This situation is reported nationwide
Same here with three stations that went from VHF to UHF. �I just found out
last weekend that one of the two remaining stations is moving their
transmitter 11 miles. �The FCC map shows it where it is now, on the same
tower as the transmitter for the other station. I have emailed the FCC
politely pointing out the error. �But I doubt it will ever reach anyone
who knows what I'm writing about, let alone cares. �
You have two decent newspapers in Pittsburgh. �Have you tried a litter to
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A letter to the editor about exactly what? � �Geez... �I can't believe
anyone would point out this FCC coverage map of Pittsburgh to make
their case. � I expected to see a map full of no coverage, or at least
a substantial portion. � � Instead, it's a map showing a huge amount
of white, which is where coveage remains the same. �That area extends
out about 70 miles. � The there is a very large amount of green in
that area, �which is COVERAGE THAT NOW EXISTS WHERE IT DID NOT
PREVIUOSLY. � �Then you have a very tiny amount of orange, which is
where coverage is lost, but the CBS network can still be received on
another channel. �Finally, there are a few specs of red at about 50
miles+ where coverage is lost with no alternate channel available for
the CBS network. �Bottom line, the map shows that for 99.99% of the
area, coveage either remains the same or improves.
If your standard is that this is unacceptable, then I think you're
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did you look at just KDKA or all digitaL CHANNELS IN PITTSBURGH?
some are about the same like KDKA, some are much worse like WTAE
and no other ABC affiliate is available here, the next nearest is in
youngstown ohio a long way.